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I will be very interested to see how the shading works out on a horse. I have a Historex one in the pile which I bought to finally satisfy an early teenage want. As I remember back in the late sixties Historex recommended using oils. Alan
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Mark I think its the same sort of thing. I think it will only be useful for working over a small area but that's really what I want it for. It certainly firms up my uncertain brush when it comes to painting details. This is the guide that was inside the box Alan
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Exactly; its a bigger canvas to showcase your skills Alan
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Thank you OC, I think your suggestion is better than just using brown or black washes. I watched a couple of videos which recommended the same technique Alan
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Run a layer of paper soaked in dilute white glue over the foam and any cracks will be lost beneath it. I tend to think of the foam layer as the base and refine it with paper towel etc alan
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Thanks Jav. That is a good tip. I have seen some great painted figures with pop eyes and it turns them into cartoon figures. I would rather leave the eyes if I can't get it right. I'm still working up the courage to attempt the pupils Alan
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I hope that works out for you OC. It does seem a lottery buying from China via eBay. I'm in the same situation. I've generally been impressed with DSPIAE modelling tools and ordered their magnetic paint stirrer. It sounded like an interesting idea. You drop a small steel rod in the paint bottle and a motor on teh base spins the rod round extremely fast. Mine arrived and I gave it a try. It wouldn't even rotate the rod in the paint. Thinking the paint might be too thick I tried it with water and got a similar result. So far communication has been great and they apparently have a replacement on the way. We shall see. I should have listened to @Egilman about paint stirrers.😄 Alan
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A quiet Sunday morning and a bit more progress. I completed the turban, started the belts and cummerbund. I got brave and added the whites of the eye which I guess commits me to doing the pupils. Some touching up to do with the belts but I am happy with the face. I added a black wash to the beard and I like it. I need to decide on the next step. The guide picture shows a lot of fine detail patterns on the sash and the turban. Thin stripes of red and brown on the yellow. I'm inclining to just going with some broad stripes seeing as this is my first figure and I want to end up with something I feel okay with rather than a shameful mess. I suspect the guy that painted the figure for the guide might have done a few other figures before attempting that one I'm also looking for a bit of advice. I am wondering whether to try to use a wash to bring out the details and whether to spray a clear coat onto the figure before attempting the wash. Any thoughts or advice? I bought this rather odd-looking device after browsing the DSPIAE range. Its a hand stabiliser to try to control motion when painting detail or using tweezers on small parts. I'm still adapting to working with it and it seems very helpful. I will definitely be using it when I get brave enough to try to paint the pupils. Thanks you all for looking in and for the encouraging comments and suggestions Alan
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Thank you Craig. Its a big learning experience but its hugely enjoyable - and the finished product doesn't take up much room. But they are quicbker to complete so maybe they end up taking the same space as a complicated ship model. Alan
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Thank you Jack. A lot of learning ahead alan
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Thank you OC. Let’s see how I do on the details! As I understand it Skinners Horse are the only British Army unit to have worn yellow. Very distinctive. I’ve just found that Art Girona has a lot of 19 th century Indian army subjects in their 70 mm range. That could solve birthday presents for a while (or frighten the credit card) alan
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Thanks OC. I bought the Life Colour RN Eastern Approaches set which has all three colors I need. Great suggestion. alan
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I managed to get a bit of time yesterday and today and got out the colours. About five coats of yellow on the tunic and I am not sure if its too much. I'm feeling my way with the glaze technique. Not too terrible so far. The first coat on the red parts of the turban and some black details. I'm still learning how to use the wet palette so this is all a bit learning experience. The paints are Vallejo Model paints and the BBs really make a difference to mixing them. The face and hands are using Mig Ammo flesh tones which I think are very nice. He may be a bit dark but I will see how he looks with the beard filled in. I'm a bit leery of the clamps after the earlier problem so I think I will glue him to a temporary base of some sort for the remainder of the work Thanks for looking in and all teh helpful comments and suggestions Alan
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Those are going to really add to the battlefield. Alan
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B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
king derelict replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
The B-25 cockpit looks terrific. Great work. That ZM kit looks superb and reading the blog shows it to be a fantastic build. I look forward to seeing you work on it. Your kit choices are excellent. Alan -
As a postscript to the above I hauled out my stock of thinners and experimented. Reading around the internet a lot of people were claiming great results from Mr Color leveling thinners with AK paint. Mind you there were also people claiming great things about using Tamika acrylic thinner which at least for me is a guaranteed way to block the airbrush solid. I just learned that Mr Color leveling thinner causes the AK paint to congeal. Tamika lacquer thinner does the same. As a last shot I tried Mig Ammo acrylic thinner and it thinned nicely. Yet curiously MiG Ammo acrylics thin with Tamiya acrylic thinners too. so it looks like I can avoid using water as a thinner Onwards Alan
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This is hardly a progress report today. I sprayed the relevant sections of Zinnia with the AK MS3 paint and found it was hardly distinguishable from the light grey already in place and nothing like the colour chip I have for MS3. I mixed up a blend of IJN grey / green and dark green from Tamiya and used that. I liked the result a lot better so went ahead and added the dark grey. Today, a day later, I stripped the masking and found that the light grey had bled all over the red lower hull and over the dark grey deck. The dark grey had bled all over the grey / green and the light green. Its far too extensive to touch up. I haven't had anything as bad as this before. The grey green didn't seep anywhere. i think the problem was the AK acrylics which are water based and had to be diluted with water. They sprayed on very wet and I think that resulted in the seeping. The grey / green is Tamiya which I think has an alcohol base and dried fast. Sorry no pictures I was too disgusted. Its going to need to be stripped down and redone. I need to see if I can use something other than water with the AK paints - or dump them and use all Tamiya ones. Another day, another lesson learnt Alan
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Today was the day when the modelling gods decided I needed a good poking. I soaked the paper for the wet palette and soaked the sponge. Added BBs to the paint and got a good consistency. New brushes at hand and ready to go. I picked up the daffadar in the universal clamp and had a brushful of yellow paint poised and, to my horror, the figure fell out of the clamp. I guess I didn't clamp the base tight enough. The day being what it was the daffadar landed on the Nabopolassar figure which was lurking on the bench. Both heads detached and the soldiers base fell off. No obvious damage and the pieces were glued back in place but that shut down any painting plans for the morning. I turned my attention to removing the masking from my Flower Corvette and found that paint had seeped through the masks EVERYWHERE. I've never had a result as bad as this. Maybe stuffing teddies isn't a bad idea after all. Alan
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A spectacular result. One of the very best I have seen. I think the water running down the side of the ship looks impressively realistic. I may go and take up knitting. Alan
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B-25J Mitchell by Chadwijm6 - HK Models - 1/32
king derelict replied to chadwijm6's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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F-14D Super Tomcat by CDW - AMK - 1:48 Scale
king derelict replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
This will be a spectacular model. It looks like a very tempting kit - the Mig also Looking forward to it Alan -
The figures make a great scene and take it beyond being just a model. A very beautiful model even so Wonderful Alan
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AMC DH9 by davec - FINISHED - Wingnut Wings - 1/32
king derelict replied to davec's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
beautiful work Congratulations Alan -
After all the great advice, the Copperhead BBs, wet paletta and nail art brushes have arrives. A couple of the brushes may be over long for me to use but the others look good and hold a point very well. I don't see any stray bristles in any of them. Now if only Amazon would deliver a couple of days away from the test stand I could get going. Thanks for all the help Alan \
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